2019-2020学年高中英语 阅读强化训练（八）牛津译林版选修6

1 阅读强化训练阅读强化训练 八八 建议用时 25 分钟 阅读理解 for many years people have watched wild animals doing tricks in circuses 马戏团 and marine parks elephants parade around a noisy arena 舞台 they impress the crowd with tricks they have been forced to learn things they d never do in the wild at marine parks orca whales measuring up to 25 feet long and weighing thousands of pounds splash 溅出水花 out of the water and do amazing tricks drawing cheers from the audience sure it s fun to watch these wild animals up close but many people wonder if it s really fair to the animals after all an orca whale in the wild has the entire ocean as a home they live in family groups and may travel 100 miles in a day is living alone swimming around in circles in a small pool a good life for an orca in the wild elephants also live in close family groups they travel long distances to find food they re very smart and look after each other and play together things they can t do as circus performers today more and more people are saying that things should change they believe the animals deserve to live a more natural life and not be used for entertainment and now some companies are beginning to listen in march 2015 ringling bros and barnum and bailey announced that they would no longer use elephant acts in their circuses and on may 1 2016 the elephants performed their last show signaling an end to a long history of elephants in circuses and traveling shows a year after the ringling announcement seaworld theme parks promised to give the orcas in their parks a better life as well the company announced that it would begin to phase out shows featuring orcas performing tricks instead they will highlight 突出 more of the whales natural behaviors seaworld also 2 said they wouldn t add any more captive 被俘的 orcas to their parks these are first steps toward putting an end to using captive wildlife for entertainment and these changes were made after many people spoke out loud and clear to say that wild animals deserve to live wild and free 解题导语 本文是一篇议论文 马戏团里的野生动物表演为观众带来了很多乐趣 然而这种强迫动物表演杂技的做法对动物公平吗 1 why does the author mention elephants and orca whales in the first two paragraphs a to introduce the subject b to show they are very smart c to stress the great fun they bring us d to encourage readers to watch animal shows a a 解析 推理判断题 作者在第一 二段中提到大象和虎鲸表演杂技动作 引来观众 的欢呼和喝彩 紧接着作者在第三段中写道 it s fun to watch these wild animals up close but many people wonder if it s really fair to the animals 由此推断 作 者提到大象和虎鲸的表演是为了引出主题 2 what does the author say about circus animal performers a they are well treated b they lead an unnatural life c they are relaxed and carefree d they compete with each other b b 解析 推理判断题 由第一段中的 they have been forced to learn 和第三 四段中对野生虎鲸和大象及其马戏团里同伴的生活对比可知 作者认为马戏团里的动物表 演者都过着非自然的生活 3 what does the underlined part phase out in paragraph 7 mean a put on b figure out c gradually stop d creatively improve c c 解析 词义猜测题 由第六段中的 they would no longer use elephant acts 和 第七段中的 promised to give the orcas a better life 和 instead they will highlight 突出 more of the whales natural behaviors 可知 海洋世界主题公园宣 3 布将会开始逐渐停止虎鲸的表演 由此推断 phase out 意为 逐步淘汰 逐渐停止 4 what would be the best title for the text a last chance for animals b tons of fun not for everyone c the welfare of wild animals in circuses d the state of entertainment disappearing acts b b 解析 标题归纳题 马戏团和海洋公园里的动物表演赢得观众阵阵喝彩 然而这种 强迫动物表演杂技的做法对动物公平吗 因遭到公众的质疑 美国玲玲马戏团宣布于 2016 年 5 月完成最后一场演出后彻底谢幕 一年后 海洋世界主题公园也宣布逐步停止动物表 演 b 项作标题能概括文章主旨 完形填空 learning to share even when it s hard is a basic skill to teach children right one mom thinks 1 when alanya kolberg took her son carson to the park at least six other boys rushed at him asking him to 2 his toys as the boys 3 the transformer truck and minecraft figure kolberg told her frightened son that he could say 4 the boys looked to kolberg feeling 5 that her son wouldn t share but she told them that 6 he wanted to share he would kolberg asks anyone who doesn t understand her 7 to take a different perspective whose manners are 8 here she writes the person 9 to give his 3 toys away to 6 strangers or the 6 strangers demanding to be given something that doesn t 10 to them even when the owner is 11 uncomfortable but the mom wasn t 12 other kids for being demanding instead she wanted to teach carson how to 13 himself when he s being bullied 欺负 the 14 is to teach our children how to function as adults she writes while i do know some adults who never learned how to share as children i know far more who are 15 to say no to people they don t know how to set boundaries 边界 or how to practice 16 myself included after all carson does share just not with 17 all the time actually 4 he d brought the toys so he could 18 another friend with them kolberg writes most comments 19 the mom for her behavior they said it could prevent children from becoming pushovers 易于控制的人 if you ask my 20 i d say kids should be taught to share but meanwhile they should be taught to say no 解题导语 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文 我们要教会孩子分享 但同时也要教会他们 说 不 1 a differently b strangely c interestinglyd positively a a 解析 由后文的故事内容可知 kolberg 的想法与众不同 2 a buyb borrow c shared sell c c 解析 由文章首句及下文多处出现的 share 可知 那些小孩让 kolberg 的儿子跟他 们分享那些玩具 3 a displayedb damaged c preservedd held d d 解析 那些小孩想玩那些玩具 他们应该是把那些玩具拿在手里 4 a thanksb no c sured please b b 解析 由下文 her son wouldn t share 可知 kolberg 告诉儿子他可以选择说不 5 a calmb bored c shockedd curious c c 解析 那些小孩原本以为 kolberg 的儿子会跟他们分享的 知道他不愿意分享后很 吃惊 6 a unlessb if c thoughd since b b 解析 如果他想分享 他会分享的 7 a responseb concern 5 c excused movement a a 解析 这里是指 kolberg 针对那件事所做出的反应 8 a conventionalb lacking c inspiringd important b b 解析 kolberg 问到底是谁缺少礼貌 9 a offeringb eager c unwillingd forced c c 解析 这里是指不愿意跟六个陌生人分享玩具的人 即 kolberg 的儿子 10 a appealb turn c matterd belong d d 解析 对这几个陌生的小孩来说 那些玩具不属于他们 11 a suddenlyb slightly c obviouslyd necessarily c c 解析 由 her frightened son 可知 kolberg 的儿子显而易见感到不舒服 12 a punishingb disappointing c beatingd educating a a 解析 这里是指这位妈妈让儿子说不的意图不是要惩罚那些小孩 13 a take advantage ofb make up for c look forward tod stand up for d d 解析 kolberg 的目的是想教自己的儿子学会维护自己的权益 14 a adviceb benefit c goald reason c c 解析 te